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Mayoral Race
• Ford complains to police about recipient of AIDS apology [ Toronto Star ]
• Ford’s proposal to halve council won’t save money or improve service [ Globe & Mail ]
• Mayoral rivals bear down on front-runner in debate [ Globe & Mail ]
• Rod Ford to speak out about drug tape [ National Post ]
• Tasha Kheriddin: Talkin’ bout a revolution: Could Rob Ford take Toronto City Hall? [ National Post ]
• Smitherman takes aim at rival Ford [ Toronto Sun ]
• Ford feels ‘set-up’ by drug tape [ Toronto Sun ]
• Smitherman slip-sliding [ Now Magazine ]
• The Rob Ford reality [ Eye Weekly ]

G8 / G20
• Not just G8 millions pour into Clement’s riding [ Toronto Star ]
• Pack a snack for the summit, Go advises [ Toronto Star ]
• Labour plans peacful, kid-friendly G20 protest [ Toronto Star ]
• Courts scaling back for G20 week [ Toronto Star ]
• Goar: How will Harper pay for summit ‘centrepiece’? [ Toronto Star ]
• Geocachers being told to take a hike during G20 summit [ Toronto Star ]
• Small businesses prepare for G20 onslaught [ National Post ]
• Activists plan ‘walk out’ and tent city to protest G8/G20 summits [ National Post ]
• G8/G20 security firm gets Ontario license [ National Post ]
• Sound decision ahead on G20 ‘weapon’ [ Toronto Sun ]
• G20’s golden opportunity [ Now Magazine ]
• Sound furor [ Now Magazine ]
• Rebel mobility [ Now Magazine ]

Other News
• New park dubbed Sherbourne Commons [ Toronto Star ]
• Housing co-op trumps condos for architecture award [ Globe & Mail ]
• Children’s hospital renamed for $20-million donor [ Globe & Mail ]
• Battle in the beach [ Eye Weekly ]

2 comments

  1. It would be so bizarre to have Toronto led by a sexist, racist, homophobe. I hope this very minor OxyContin scandal (which mirrors Rush Limbaugh’s prescription narcotic scandal, hah!) turns into something major – but I can’t see the conservative base being too scared off by something like oxy.